Table 1
Joint British Societies’ recommendations for treatment of hypertension in diabetes25
| Type 1 diabetes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Threshold | ⩾130 systolic | or | ⩾80 diastolic |
| Target | <130 systolic | and | <80 diastolic |
| <125 systolic | and | <75 diastolic if proteinuria | |
| Type 2 diabetes | |||
| Threshold | ⩾160 systolic | or | ⩾90 diastolic |
| ⩾140 systolic | or | ⩾90 diastolic if target organ damage, microvascular or macrovascular complications or absolute coronary risk ⩾15% over 10 years | |
| Target | <130 systolic | and | <80 diastolic |
